8Q FIRST LIST OF THE BIRDS OF THE SOUTH KONKAN. 



891.— Rhyacophila glareola, Lin. 



Kelshi. I I 



Scarce. Very seldom seen on the banks of the creeks, but 

 more often by the margins of reedy tanks. 



892.— Totanus ochropus, Lin. 



Mahapral. 



Palgad. I I 



More common than Rhyacophila, bat still comparatively 

 scarce. 



893.— Tringoides hypoleucus, Lin. 



Bankot. 



Excessively common in the cold season, and generally distri- 

 buted from Coast to Ghats. 



894.— Totanus glottis, Lin. 



| Mahaprul. | 



Common in some years and scarce in others. Keeps as a 

 rule to tidal waters. 



897.— Totanus calidris, Lin. 



Kelshi. 1 I 



Common on some of the larger rivers, but not universally 

 distributed. 



898— Himantopus candidus, Bonn. 



Dhamapur. | 



Rare. I shot a pair of Stilts in February 1880, on a large 

 tank at Dhamapur, and have seen a pair at Kelshi at the estuary 

 of the creek. These are the only occasions on which I have 

 noticed the species. 



901.— Hydrophasianus chirurgus, Scop. 



| Chiplun. | 



8th December 1878, Female. — Length, 13; wing, 8 ; tarsus, 

 2£ ; mid toe and claw, 2 ; hind toe and claw, 2. Irides 

 yellow. 



Not common. There are a few reedy and deserted tanks 

 scattered about the district in which small parties of these 

 pretty Jacanas are occasionally found in the cold weather and 

 in winter plumage. 



903.— Fulica atra, Lin. 



| Chiplun. | 



The Bald Coot was very plentiful on the Vashishti river some 

 years ago, and on many of the tanks about Chiplun. 



